The first-half of the NBA season is nearly complete and NBA All-Star Weekend starts this Friday.

The most anticipated events are the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest and Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout on Saturday and the actual All-Star game on Sunday.

The betting odds for these three events are very interesting. There are a few favorites in each event, but some underdogs interest me. You could get a bit lucky and win a nice chunk of change.

Will Lebron James and Kevin Durant battle for the All-Star game MVP? Is the second time’s the charm for Paul George in the Slam Dunk Contest? Can Stephen Curry hold off defending champion Kyrie Irving in the Three-Point Contest?

Here are the odds for All-Star Game MVP, Slam Dunk Champion and 3-Point Shootout winner.

2014 NBA All-Star Game MVP Odds

Kevin Durant – 3/1
LeBron James – 7/2
Anthony Davis – 17/2
Carmelo Anthony – 10/1
Stephen Curry – 11/1
Paul George – 12/1
Blake Griffin – 12/1
Kevin Love – 14/1
Kyrie Irving – 16/1
Chris Paul – 18/1
LaMarcus Aldridge – 20/1
James Harden – 25/1
John Wall – 25/1
Dwyane Wade – 25/1
Chris Bosh – 30/1
Tony Parker – 35/1
Damian Lillard – 35/1
Dwight Howard – 35/1
Joakim Noah – 45/1
Dirk Nowitzki – 50/1
Roy Hibbert – 70/1
DeMar DeRozan – 70/1
Joe Johnson – 70/1
Paul Millsap – 70/1

2014 NBA Dunk Contest Odds

Paul George – 6/5
Terrence Ross – 7/2
John Wall – 9/2
Ben McLemore – 5/1
Damian Lillard – 5/1
Harrison Barnes – 17/2

2014 NBA Three Point Contest Odds

Stephen Curry – 2/1
Kevin Love – 4/1
Arron Afflalo – 5/1
Kyrie Irving – 11/2
Damian Lillard – 6/1
Marco Bellinelli – 6/1
Bradley Beal – 15/2
Joe Johnson – 10/1

*Betting odds provided by Bovada

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Bobby Roberts (otherwise known as Sweetbob) is the creator of ‘America’s White Boy’ and contributor at Project Shanks. His writing has been featured on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’, Sports Illustrated’s Hot Clicks, Guyspeed, and various other sites. You can follow him on Twitter at @Sweetbob.